Belt



July 31, 1923. 1,463,553

L. A. LASATER BELT Filed Feb. 13, 1922 I 3mm Patented July 3t, 1923.

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V LUEA A. LASA'IEB, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

BELT.

Application filed. February 13, 1922. Serial No. 536,197.

Houston, in the county of Harris and tate of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in a Belt, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in abelt.

One object of the invention is to provide a belt specially designed forthe purpose of being permanently secured to the wa st of a skirt, orimilar garment for supporting the same. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a belt which is providedwith a secure fastening means which will prevent the belt from becomingloose.

Another object of the invention is to provide a belt of the characterdescribed having one or more elastic inserts, making the of the body itoverlaps and causes belt elastic, conducing to comfort and adaptins thebelt to bodies of different sizes and to different types of dress.

Another object of the invention is to pro- I vide a belt having acomparatively wide rear section which tends to hold the garment in placeand prevent itfrom slipping from the waist line as well as preventingthe garment from sagging. Furthermore, this wide rear section improvesthe contour of that part the sklrt to fall in a straight line.

Another object of the invention resldes 1n the provision of a device ofthe character desci ibed which is of simple construction and may becheaply and easily manufac- Referring now more particularly to thedrawings, the numeral 1 designates a skirt or similar garment having theusual side,

opening 2. The belt is composed of a front section 3 and a rear section4 connected at one side by the elastic straps 5, 5. The sections 8 and 4are preferably formed of reinforced fabric and are constructed of strongmaterial of sufficient stiffness to retain their shape. The free endofthe front section 2 has the hooks 6, 6 and the free end of the section4: has the eyes 7 7 adapted to engage with said hooks to securely holdthe belt around the body. These hooks and eyes are securely fastened tothe belt so as to prevent their easy detachment'and to hold the garmentsecurely on the wearer. Near its free end the section 4 has elasticinserts 8, 8 to add elasticity to the belt thereby making it morecomfortable and causing it to fit closely the contour of the body.Thesection 4 is widened downwardly forming a wing 9 which flaresslightly downwardly and gives a more uniform contour forming a wide suportend preventing the belt and sklrt from and at the same time causlngthe skirt to fall in a straighterline from its point of support l v hatI claim is: I p A belt for skirts and the like including a comparativelynarrow front section, and a rear section, said sections being secured tog'ether permanently at one end, interengaglng means carried by the otherend of said sections for releasably securing the belt around the body ofthe wearer, an elastic section belt on each side, said rear sectionbeing widened downwardly from end to end forming a supporting wing,which extends entirely around the back of'the wearer and flaredoutwardly at its lower edge and forms a rear support forthe skirt.

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses;

LURA A. LASATER. Witnesses WM. A. CA'rnnY, Cnas. G. JOHNSON.

